Special Events

Date	Event
Every Sunday all year long	Sunday Tunes at Summerset
Saturdays From August 23 - September 27	Summer Fall Harvest Every Saturday August 23 - September 27, 2008 Reservations Required $20.00 per person Payment required at time of reservation (non-refundable) Fee includes: Breakfast Lunch Commemorative T-shirt Wine in the Vineyard A portion of the proceeds goes towards Dollars for Scholars 7:45 Arrive at the winery for breakfast and brief tutorial on grape picking After breakfast head into the vineyard and begin picking an acre of selected grapes Mid-morning enjoy a break of sampling a selection of last year’s vintages. Return to the vineyard to complete your grape picking. The party begins!  Climb into the barrel and stomp grapes, purchase a bottle of wine for some afternoon libations, place your footprint on the back of your commemorative t-shirt. Chow time!  You’ll be hungry after a long morning of grape picking and cavorting in the vineyard.  We should be done with the festivities around 1:00 – 2:00 Harvesters should: Wear old clothes (grapes may stain) Dress in layers (it may be chilly in the morning and warm up in the afternoon) Bring pruning shears Bring bug spray Bring sun screen Bring gardening gloves
Throughout the Year July 21 & 22 July 31 August 7 - 17 August 23 Aug 30 - Sept 1, 6 & 7, 13 & 14 September 19 - 21 October 13 & 14 November 7 - 9 December 5 -7	Come out and see us at these tasting events: Ragbrai in Jefferson and Ames National Balloon Classics Summerset night with Tony Valdez and his Large Band Iowa State Fair Wine Garden Iowa Wine Festival on the square in Indianola Des Moines Renaissance Faire at Sleepy Hollow Women's Life Expo at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines Madison County Covered Bridge Festival in Winterset Kitchen & Bath Expo at Hy-Vee Hall Holiday Gift Show at Hy-Vee Hall
August 23	The Iowa Wine Festival Is Seeking Volunteers Join the Iowa Wine Festival as a volunteer on Saturday, Aug. 23! More than a dozen individuals are needed to help with admission gates, running supplies to wineries and a variety of other tasks. If one day of the Iowa Wine Festival isn’t enough for you, join the Iowa Wine Festival committees to put the festival together from the ground up. Committees include marketing, event planning, winery relations and others. For more information, contact us at iowawinos@yahoo.com. The Iowa Wine Festival will be held Saturday, Aug. 23, from noon to 9 p.m. on the Indianola Square. ----- King & Queen Application If you have an outgoing personality, have dreams of living the royal life, and are 21 or older with free time Saturday, Aug. 23, from noon to 7 p.m., you might be the perfect person to reign over the 2008 Iowa Wine Festival. The king and queen of the Iowa Wine Festival will: -Assist the festival emcee with introductions throughout the festival day -Wear "grape" attire suitable for a wine king and queen -Encourage people to participate in all events, and occasionally participate themselves. Benefits include: The prestige of being king or queen for a day A free meal from any food vendor at the festival The opportunity to have fun with the volunteers and visitors who make this the best wine festival in the state A free bottle of wine to enjoy at home Free entry to the festival Your picture on our web site after the festival A free Iowa Wine Festival t-shirt If you qualify, please send an email telling us "why I should be king or queen" to Iowawinos@yahoo.com before Aug. 1, 2008. Include your phone number and email address. Entries will be judged solely on entry content. Pictures recommended but not required. The better you sell yourself, the better your chances of being King or Queen of the 2008 Iowa Wine Festival!
November 15	Women & Wine Luncheon 11 AM - 3 PM
Novemer 28 & 29 and December 24	Holiday Open House
January 17, 2009	Jimmy's Buffet
February 14, 2009	Valentine's Ball
March 28, 2009	Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre production presented by Entertainment To Go